There are no promises

When we are in training in the art of peace, we are not given any promises that because
of our noble intentions, everything will be okay. In fact, there are no promises of fruition at all. Instead, we are encouraged to simply look deeply at joy and sorrow, at laughing and
crying, at hoping and fearing, at all that lives and dies. We learn that what truly heals is
gratitude and tenderness.
~~~Pema Chödrön